This engraving marks one of Mathieu’s first ventures into printmaking, extending his practice beyond painting and sculpture into a new material territory. The figure, spectral yet corporeal, emerges through etched lines like a body inscribed with memory. The medallion at her chest anchors the composition, suggesting the idea of inheritance, memory, a secret kept close to the heart. The form feels at once intimate and unsettling, a character who carries the weight of legacies while remaining elusive, half-dissolved in line and shadow.